When the statistician for UC Irvines innovative Down syndrome program retired last year, its researchers were left in a bind. The group is studying ways to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimers-type dementia ...

It appears that Aditi Majumder really can be in two places at once. On a late September afternoon, she stands in Arches National Park, its signature red rock and blue sky unfurling around her. But Majumder is not in Utah; ...

On the night of June 20, 1990, 8-year-old Behrouz Shafei was up late watching soccer on TV when his world suddenly convulsed. A 7.4 magnitude earthquake centered some 150 miles from his home in Tehran claimed more than 40,000 ...

Practice was nearly over when high school wrestler Darrin Ching collapsed and found himself pinned to the mat, a searing pain gripping his right temple. Alarmed, his coach and teammates huddled around and tried to get him ...

The sexual revolution, commonly defined by The-Pill-enabled swinging 60s, actually started earlier, continued longer and sparked much broader consequences than the proliferation of free love, according to a new study ...

Determining who cooks and who cleans in a household may feel like a personal decision couples make, but UC Irvine sociologist Judith Treas says culture and societal characteristics have a major influence on how such duties ...

Most people have just one question regarding Roombas: How well do the robotic floor vacuums suck up pet hair and dust bunnies? A few might even wonder if their Roomba could go rogue and chase the family cat or attack them ...